Popular Post Pauley Posted July 4 Popular Post Report Posted July 4 I did something normally don’t do…I made something for myself. I kn ops, we are not supposed to, but i did. Since i have so many doctor visits and waiting to be called (sometimes it’s a long time), so i made myself a brief case of sorts. It’s walnut and thee spade is (if i remember correctly) black limba. I lined it with some foam I had laying around. Now, I can put my iPad in it without worrying about dropping it. IO started this before my hospital stay. I would sneak out to my shop when my wife would go out and do some work on it. Now it’s all done. I had a problem with the spade, as I cut out the spade then cut the openining for it in the walnut (not the right way to do it) anyhow, it did fit, but the opening in the walnut was about an 1/8th of an inch to large. So i thought about it and decided to mix some epoxy and added a little black color to it. Figured i would hi-lite my mistake. I think it looks pretty good. Anyhow, enough of my yanking. Here are some photos of it… KevTN, Al B, Wichman3 and 12 others 7 8 Quote
lew Posted July 4 Report Posted July 4 That is fantastic! Awesome plan to make the spade more interesting! Grandpadave52, Al B, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted July 4 Report Posted July 4 Really is cool. I think that epoxy is a mice highlight! Grandpadave52, Al B, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote
Pauley Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 15 hours ago, lew said: That is fantastic! Awesome plan to make the spade more interesting! Thank you, Lew. The epoxy wasn’t planned, but it hides the mistake in plain sight. HARO50, Fred W. Hargis Jr and Grandpadave52 3 Quote
Pauley Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 14 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Really is cool. I think that epoxy is a mice highlight! I was very surprised that the epoxy came out as well as it did. Thank you Fred. Al B, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote
Popular Post DAB Posted July 5 Popular Post Report Posted July 5 it's not a mistake, it's an unplanned design feature..... 4DThinker, Al B, Grandpadave52 and 2 others 5 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted July 7 Report Posted July 7 That is fantastic Paul. Excellent idea and repair job with the epoxy. I would never have known it without you pointing it out. Prayers for you as you navigate the health challenges. Prayers also for you when you get caught "unauthorized" in the shop by your wife. VOE Sometimes though it helps to just "get away" from the realities of life. Take care friend. Al B and Headhunter 2 Quote
Pauley Posted July 7 Author Report Posted July 7 On 7/5/2025 at 12:34 PM, DAB said: it's not a mistake, it's an unplanned design feature..... I got lucky and it turned out that way. Thank you. Grandpadave52 1 Quote
Pauley Posted July 7 Author Report Posted July 7 8 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: That is fantastic Paul. Excellent idea and repair job with the epoxy. I would never have known it without you pointing it out. Prayers for you as you navigate the health challenges. Prayers also for you when you get caught "unauthorized" in the shop by your wife. VOE Sometimes though it helps to just "get away" from the realities of life. Take care friend. Thank you so much, Grandpadave52. Grandpadave52 1 Quote
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